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Thursday, October 4, 2018

Champions League: Lionel Messi, Neymar and Paulo Dybala in team of the week

The ESPN FC crew were full of praise for Barcelona's offense, led by captain Leonel Messi, in their win over Tottenham Hotspur. ESPN FC's Steve Nicol explains why Napoli were deserving of their late victory, despite Liverpool's best efforts to hold on for a draw. Stevie Nicol says while PSG eased past Red Star, he's looking for Neymar and company to show up in the knockout rounds. The Champions League saw goals, goals and more goals this week, but who were the stars? Here's the best XI from Matchday 2. Goalkeeper - Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich) Neuer cannot have expected to be the busier goalkeeper when Ajax visited the Allianz Arena, but had he not been at his sharpest then the Dutch side could have come away with a famous win. He made a number of important stops, none more so than at the very end when he tipped a rasping Lasse Schone free kick onto the crossbar to ensure...

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